The 1955 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). I ...

since its establishment by the

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in 1928.

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster semi-final. On 4 September 1955

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won the championship following a 5-15 to 2-5 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final. This was their ninth All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.

Results

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). I ...

Semi-finals Final

External links

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour
Minor All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship {{Hurling-competition-stub